VMware Communities : Unanswered Threads - vCenter Lab Manager API

determining expired configurations

MartinCartwright — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:16:45 GMT

It seems that ListConfigurations() calls return all configurations, including those whose storage lease has expired. We would like to be able to exclude these configurations from the results, but can see no way to distinguish between an expired configuration and an unexpired configuration. we are currently using the v3 api. Looking at v4 it seems there are additional methods and members relating to leases, but still nothing that would enable us to figure out if a configuration's storage lease had expired.

Is there any way to achieve this? Or at least is there a way to determine if a config has expired from any other properties?

Java Exception when GetConfigurationByName called for non-existent Configuration

JohnCasebolt — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:14:47 GMT

Hi All -

I'm updating our Java-based application from the LM 2.5.3 API to LM 4 API. I'm using the unsupported API, and leveraging Axis2 for the SOAP work.
When using GetConfigurationByName, all works well as long as the requested Configuration exists in LM.
But, if it doesn't, I get an oddball Axis2/SOAP error (see below).

Anybody else having this problem?
In fact, anybody else still using Java for LM API? Kinda feels like VMware has abandoned all but the Windows/C# crowd.

Thanks,
JC

2009-10-28 15:53:07,518 main ERROR labmanageradapter.LabManagerAdapter - Unknown exception encountered when retrieving configuration
org.apache.axiom.om.impl.exception.OMBuilderException: detail unsupported element in SOAPFault element
at org.apache.axiom.soap.impl.builder.SOAP12BuilderHelper.handleEvent(SOAP12BuilderHelper.java:175)
at org.apache.axiom.soap.impl.builder.StAXSOAPModelBuilder.constructNode(StAXSOAPModelBuilder.java:374)
at org.apache.axiom.soap.impl.builder.StAXSOAPModelBuilder.createOMElement(StAXSOAPModelBuilder.java:212)
at org.apache.axiom.soap.impl.builder.StAXSOAPModelBuilder.createNextOMElement(StAXSOAPModelBuilder.java:191)
at org.apache.axiom.om.impl.builder.StAXOMBuilder.next(StAXOMBuilder.java:172)
at org.apache.axiom.om.impl.llom.OMElementImpl.buildNext(OMElementImpl.java:633)
at org.apache.axiom.om.impl.llom.OMNodeImpl.getNextOMSibling(OMNodeImpl.java:141)
at org.apache.axiom.om.impl.llom.OMElementImpl.getNextOMSibling(OMElementImpl.java:314)
at org.apache.axiom.om.impl.traverse.OMChildrenQNameIterator.next(OMChildrenQNameIterator.java:118)
at org.apache.axiom.om.impl.llom.OMElementImpl.getFirstChildWithName(OMElementImpl.java:252)
at org.apache.axiom.soap.impl.llom.soap12.SOAP12FaultImpl.getReason(SOAP12FaultImpl.java:143)
at org.apache.axis2.AxisFault.initializeValues(AxisFault.java:202)
at org.apache.axis2.AxisFault.<init>(AxisFault.java:196)
at org.apache.axis2.util.Utils.getInboundFaultFromMessageContext(Utils.java:512)
at org.apache.axis2.description.OutInAxisOperationClient.handleResponse(OutInAxisOperation.java:370)
at org.apache.axis2.description.OutInAxisOperationClient.send(OutInAxisOperation.java:416)
at org.apache.axis2.description.OutInAxisOperationClient.executeImpl(OutInAxisOperation.java:228)
at org.apache.axis2.client.OperationClient.execute(OperationClient.java:163)
at com.vmware.labmanager.VMwareLabManagerSOAPinterfaceStub.GetConfigurationByName(VMwareLabManagerSOAPinterfaceStub.java:4428)
at org.nplace.ci.fap.labmanageradapter.LabManagerAdapter.getConfigurationByName(LabManagerAdapter.java:390)

Lab Manager plug-in for VMware Orchestrator?

AlexeyBykov — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:48:34 GMT

Is Lab Manager plug-in for VMware Orchestrator available?

If not, please, suggest a simplest way to integrate Lab Manager to VMware Orchestrator.

Internal LM API Operation "machineInsertCDFromPath" returns "Deprecated. Use ESX30Agent.SmbMount"

dleigh — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:19:00 GMT

In LM 3.0, attempting to use the "machineInsertCDFromPath" operation, we get the result: "Deprecated. Use ESX30Agent.SmbMount". Is this operation broken? Any suggestions?

How to know the labamanger version ?

vm_wonder — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:05:42 GMT

Is it possible to retreive the labmanager version to which am connecting using the LabManager SOAP?

Thanks.

Script to Clone Configuration and Deploys in LM

CapiZikus — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:04:54 GMT

Is anyway I could create a script to clone a config that shared in LM and deploys them afterward?
I know how to do clone and deploy script using VI Toolkit, but not sure about the LM, any suggest or starting poing please.

Thanks

internalIP seems to always be null?

Swordphish99 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:19:11 GMT

Hello fellow experts it's me again... :-P
First I'll give you a brief overview of what I am trying to accomplish for my project, cause I am hoping someone here is going through the same thing and maybe we will be able to help each other in doing so...
We purchased Lab Manager to replace out QA automation testing environment from ESX, this decision was made on what the SOAP API that Lab Manager offers. We are trying to develop a system for our QA testers that will deploy a bank of images on demand power them on, and execute a series of test, and also have the ability to underplay the image bank when it's done to release the SilkTest agent license so other test can be run. (SilkTest is our sledgehammer QA automation tool we use to perform all our automated regression and function tests)
I am currently able to "checkout" and "Check in" now I am trying to start up a process (i.e. SilkTest with the given test) and wait for the process to end. Now when I try to pull the "internalIP" from a deployed and running machine it is null? I am not sure why it's NULL, and I'm kind of at a road block on.
And with that said. Does anyone have any ideas as to why, and is there anyone out there who is working on this type of Lab Manager testing environment and would like to share some knowledge on developing such a system...
Thanks in advance...
_swordphish

Iam using vim25.jar used to connect esx3 server VI SDK -not vCenter

kbr5678 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:36:51 GMT

Hi ..

Iam using vim25.jar used to connect esx3 server via VI SDK

throws exception

AxisFault
faultCode: ClientFaultCode
faultSubcode:
faultString: Unsupported namespace in content of SOAP Body
faultActor:
faultNode:
faultDetail:
{http://xml.apache.org/axis/}stackTrace:Unsupported namespace in content of SOAP Body
at org.apache.axis.message.SOAPFaultBuilder.createFault(SOAPFaultBuilder.java:222)
at org.apache.axis.message.SOAPFaultBuilder.endElement(SOAPFaultBuilder.java:129)
at org.apache.axis.encoding.DeserializationContext.endElement(DeserializationContext.java:1087)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.endElement(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.scanEndElement(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl$FragmentContentDispatcher.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanDocument(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XMLParser.parse(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.jaxp.SAXParserImpl$JAXPSAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
at javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.axis.encoding.DeserializationContext.parse(DeserializationContext.java:227)
at org.apache.axis.SOAPPart.getAsSOAPEnvelope(SOAPPart.java:696)
at org.apache.axis.Message.getSOAPEnvelope(Message.java:435)
at org.apache.axis.handlers.soap.MustUnderstandChecker.invoke(MustUnderstandChecker.java:62)
at org.apache.axis.client.AxisClient.invoke(AxisClient.java:206)
at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invokeEngine(Call.java:2784)
at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:2767)
at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:2443)
at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:2366)
at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:1812)
at com.vmware.vim25.VimBindingStub.retrieveServiceContent(VimBindingStub.java:43886)
at Vm25Connection.getEsxConnection(Vm25Connection.java:28)
at Vm25ConnectionPool.getConnection(Vm25ConnectionPool.java:130)
at VmGetInfoReal.getEsxConnection(VmGetInfoReal.java:1001)
at VmGetInfoConnectionThread.isConnectedToEsx(VmGetInfoConnectionThread.java:58)
at VmGetInfoConnectionThread.run(VmGetInfoConnectionThread.java:17)

{http://xml.apache.org/axis/}hostname:egurkha161

Unsupported namespace in content of SOAP Body
at org.apache.axis.message.SOAPFaultBuilder.createFault(SOAPFaultBuilder.java:222)
at org.apache.axis.message.SOAPFaultBuilder.endElement(SOAPFaultBuilder.java:129)
at org.apache.axis.encoding.DeserializationContext.endElement(DeserializationContext.java:1087)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.endElement(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.scanEndElement(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl$FragmentContentDispatcher.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanDocument(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XMLParser.parse(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.xerces.jaxp.SAXParserImpl$JAXPSAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
at javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.axis.encoding.DeserializationContext.parse(DeserializationContext.java:227)
at org.apache.axis.SOAPPart.getAsSOAPEnvelope(SOAPPart.java:696)
at org.apache.axis.Message.getSOAPEnvelope(Message.java:435)
at org.apache.axis.handlers.soap.MustUnderstandChecker.invoke(MustUnderstandChecker.java:62)
at org.apache.axis.client.AxisClient.invoke(AxisClient.java:206)
at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invokeEngine(Call.java:2784)
at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:2767)
at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:2443)
at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:2366)
at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:1812)
at com.vmware.vim25.VimBindingStub.retrieveServiceContent(VimBindingStub.java:43886)
at Vm25Connection.getEsxConnection(Vm25Connection.java:28)
at Vm25ConnectionPool.getConnection(Vm25ConnectionPool.java:130)
at VmGetInfoReal.getEsxConnection(VmGetInfoReal.java:1001)
at VmGetInfoConnectionThread.isConnectedToEsx(VmGetInfoConnectionThread.java:58)
at VmGetInfoConnectionThread.run(VmGetInfoConnectionThread.java:17)

VI SDK to monitor an ESX server and its VMs through VC.

kbr5678 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:38:10 GMT

I am using VI SDK to monitor an ESX server and its VMs through VC. ESX metrics are retrieved properly but no VMs are discovered. I have used the administrator only. VC version is 2.5 update 4. Has any one seen this issue before? Any clues?"

Thanks

ram

If it possible to use vim25.jar to connect Esx3 servers..

kbr5678 — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:59:12 GMT

Hi..

If it possible to use vim25.jar to connect Esx3 servers..If any changes in vim25.jar files..iam waiting for urs reply............................

Thanks

ram

Getting info on Stored and Deployed User Quotas

tparkhom — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:05:39 GMT

Hi,

I would like to be able to get the info on user quota for stored and deployed configurations. Internal SOAP API "GetCurrentUser" provides this information as well as number of currently stored and deployed configurations.

However, I can't execute "GetCurrentUser" with non-admin permissions. This does not make much sence, because it is different from "GetUser" which can be used to get someone else password, but "GetCurrentUser" will return the password of the user to the same user.

I have two questions:

First: is there a way to enable user permissions so that this API can be executed without making a user an "admin" ?

Second: is there any other way to get user quotas through SOAP?

How to get the hosts currenttime via VirtualCenter (VI SDK)

kbr5678 — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:59:40 GMT

Hai..

How to get the Esx hosts currenttime via VirtualCenter (VI SDK).......................

thanks

ram

Roles & Rights

farojoyer — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:21:37 GMT

Hi,

This seems like a simple question, but I just can't seem to find it...

Anyone know what user right I can assign to a role that would allow someone to Insert/Swap/Eject a CD to a VM in their workspace?

What I'm looking for is a way to assign minimal rights that are still usable. View Only seems like enough, except for the right mentioned above...

Regards,

moving/copying templates between organizations?

cschmidt — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:31:34 GMT

I'm setting up some automation to manage a group of servers(bring up arbitrary config, do some post processing). Currently one team is already using LM and has some active configurations and a set of templates. I was setup in a separate organization, with the intention being that I'll have a separate datastore for the VMs I'll be bringing up. I want to leverage the templates that already exist within the primary organization. I know that if i had access i could use templatecopy to copy it to my datastore, but I can't see it unless i use the primary organization.(this user account has rights in both orgs)

What's the best way for me to go about this? Am i better to just not have a separate organization and put both datastores under the same org? or is there a viable way to

How to modify Memory on a given VM Machine through SDK?

vm_wonder — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:42:04 GMT

Hello all,
I would like to know if how to change the default memory for a VM through SDK. In my case the default value is 1024 MB when i add a new VM.
I can get Machine object from GetMachineByName() method but changing the fields on this object does not reflect back to the original VM.

Thanks.

Deploy configuration to specific Resource Pool

cpope — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:25:23 GMT

Hi, I am working on an automation application that deploys a large number of configurations very quickly for a training environment. I would like to specify the resource pool that the configuration gets deployed into like I can in the LM interface. I have looked through the API and the InternalAPI and don't see a method to do this. Is there any undocumented tricks to be able to achieve what I am looking for.

Thanks,

Curtis

SetCurrentOrganization question

AHutton — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:20:35 GMT

I am trying to use this method, as ConfigurtionChangeOwner requires being in the same organization. So I login to SOAP and bind in the global organization, then I setcurrentorganization to another organization and then checkout a configuration. I would have thought it would be then checkout under that new organization, but it isn't it is still global. However if I then go to the website I am indeed in that new organization. What do i have to do to get it checkout to another organization? Did I misguess at to what SetCurrentOrganizations intended use case was?

Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated

Python SOAP API

cschmidt — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:10:56 GMT

Hello all, i'm looking for an example python script to talk to Lab manager's SOAP API. Assume that I want to run this on a freshly installed Ubuntu image. I've got python 2.5 and have intalled the latest version of ZSI. I've managed to get the wsdl file and converted it using wsdl2py. I'm now trying to setup even a simple connection and i'm not having much luck.

Anyone here successfully using python for this interaction?

Thanks,

ConfigurationPerformAction

AHutton — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:49:55 GMT

Can anyone give me a list of what the actions are for this call? Thanks

Welcome Lab Manager Developers!

Corey_R — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:38:52 GMT

Welcome to the new VMware vCenter Lab Manager SDK Community.

1. Documentation for the SDK

2. Download (Included in the VMware Lab Manager Download)

Have fun and we would like to hear your feedback.

Thank You,

Corey Romero

VMware Community Web Producer